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Rejected names for the original Xbox

25 points by normalocity 13y ago

normalocity 13y ago
Unlike the other link I saw about this, this one links directly to the article containing the list, rather than the reblog. Really internet - are we re-blogging lists at this point? WTF - some people just aren't trying anymore.
MereInterest 13y ago
> PTP or P2P (Powered To Play) How could that even come up as an option, given the pre-existing usage, peer-to-peer?
- fuzzix 13y ago
  Yes, we're always very careful in this industry not to overload TLAs.
- workbench 13y ago
  You're surprised? We're talking about a company that named an OS after the software development methodology it used. Windows XP - Extreme Programming. Later marketing dept pretended it was supposed to mean eXPerience
pvnick 13y ago
Years ago, when I interned at Microsoft, they did a company survey to figure out what to name what would become Vista. The top two names were Windows Hooker and Windows Heroin. True story.
- normalocity 13y ago
  What about TJ Hooker? http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0083486/ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0083486/
cju 13y ago
> TSO (Three, Six, Zero) Already the "360" that have been used later.
- normalocity 13y ago
  I can only imagine someone trying to explain the logic on this one in some ad copy somewhere. "TSO" is the kind of name that requires its own FAQ entry just to explain, and even then it doesn't make sense.
  - 6ren 13y ago
    Sometimes a story that explains a name can help spread it - provided it's funny, interesting or an otherwise memorable viral vector. TSO might not qualify.
  - Someone 13y ago
    Not for the old guys: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Time_Sharing_Option http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Time_Sharing_Option. Thinking of it, you may be right about the "doesn't make sense" part.
workbench 13y ago
Christ those are all terrible
elzi 13y ago
i actually liked "MEGA". the acronym was meh, but "Microsoft Mega" has a nice ring to it. probably would have gotten some flack at release (sega mega drive, etc) but overall i think the best out of those listed.

25 points by normalocity 13y ago

Unlike the other link I saw about this, this one links directly to the article containing the list, rather than the reblog. Really internet - are we re-blogging lists at this point? WTF - some people just aren't trying anymore.

MereInterest 13y ago

> PTP or P2P (Powered To Play) How could that even come up as an option, given the pre-existing usage, peer-to-peer?

fuzzix 13y ago
Yes, we're always very careful in this industry not to overload TLAs.
workbench 13y ago
You're surprised? We're talking about a company that named an OS after the software development methodology it used. Windows XP - Extreme Programming. Later marketing dept pretended it was supposed to mean eXPerience

pvnick 13y ago

Years ago, when I interned at Microsoft, they did a company survey to figure out what to name what would become Vista. The top two names were Windows Hooker and Windows Heroin. True story.

normalocity 13y ago
What about TJ Hooker? http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0083486/ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0083486/

cju 13y ago

> TSO (Three, Six, Zero) Already the "360" that have been used later.

normalocity 13y ago
I can only imagine someone trying to explain the logic on this one in some ad copy somewhere. "TSO" is the kind of name that requires its own FAQ entry just to explain, and even then it doesn't make sense.
- 6ren 13y ago
  Sometimes a story that explains a name can help spread it - provided it's funny, interesting or an otherwise memorable viral vector. TSO might not qualify.
- Someone 13y ago
  Not for the old guys: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Time_Sharing_Option http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Time_Sharing_Option. Thinking of it, you may be right about the "doesn't make sense" part.

workbench 13y ago

Christ those are all terrible

elzi 13y ago

i actually liked "MEGA". the acronym was meh, but "Microsoft Mega" has a nice ring to it. probably would have gotten some flack at release (sega mega drive, etc) but overall i think the best out of those listed.